Job 2:11
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Now when Job's three friends heard all the evil that had befallen him, they came every one from his own place, Eliphaz, the Themanite, and Baldad, the Suhite, and Sophar, the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment to come together and visit him, and comfort him.

friends.

Job 6:14 He that taketh away mercy from his friend, forsaketh the fear of the Lord.

Job 16:20 My friends are full of words: my eye poureth out tears to God.

Job 19:19,21 They that were sometime my counsellors, have abhorred me: and he whom I loved most is turned against me. . . .

Job 42:7 And after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Themanite: My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends, because you have not spoken the thing that is right before me, as my servant Job hath.

Proverbs 17:17 He that is a friend loveth at all times: and a brother is proved in distress.

Proverbs 18:24 A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother.

Proverbs 27:10 Thy own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not: and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy affliction. Better is a neighbour that is near than a brother afar off.

Temanite.

Job 6:19 Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while.

Job 15:1 And Eliphaz the Themanite, answered, and said:

Genesis 36:11,15 And Eliphaz had sons: Theman, Omar, Sepho, and Gatham and Cenez. . . .

Jeremiah 49:7 Against Edom. Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Theman? counsel is perished from her children: their wisdom is become unprofitable.

Shuhite.

Job 8:1 Then Baldad, the Suhite, answered, and said:

Job 18:1 Then Baldad the Suhite answered, and said:

Genesis 25:2 Who bore him Zamram, and Jecsan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboc, and Sue.

1 Chronicles 1:32 And the sons of Cetura, Abraham's concubine, whom she bore: Zamran, Jecsan, Madan, Madian, Jesboc, and Sue. And the sons of Jecsan, Saba, and Dadan. And the sons of Dadan: Assurim, and Latussim, and Laomin.

to come.

Job 42:11 And all his brethren came to him, and all his sisters, and all that knew him before, and they ate bread with him in his house: and bemoaned him, and comforted him upon all the evil that God had brought upon him. And every man gave him one ewe, and one earring of gold.

Genesis 37:35 And all his children being gathered together to comfort their father in his sorrow, he would not receive comfort, but said: I will go down to my son into hell, mourning. And whilst he continued weeping,

Isaiah 51:19 There are two things that have happened to thee: who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword, who shall comfort thee?

John 11:19 And many of the Jews were come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

Romans 12:15 Rejoice with them that rejoice: weep with them that weep.

1 Corinthians 12:26 And if one member suffer any thing, all the members suffer with it: or if one member glory, all the members rejoice with it.

Hebrews 13:3 Remember them that are in bands, as if you were bound with them: and them that labour, as being yourselves also in the body.

to comfort.

Job 13:4 Having first shewn that you are forgers of lies, and maintainers of perverse opinions.

Job 16:2 I have often heard such things as these: you are all troublesome comforters.

Context
Job's Three Friends
11Now when Job's three friends heard all the evil that had befallen him, they came every one from his own place, Eliphaz, the Themanite, and Baldad, the Suhite, and Sophar, the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment to come together and visit him, and comfort him.12And when they had lifted up their eyes afar off, they knew him not, and crying out, they wept, and rending their garments, they sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.…
Cross References
John 11:19
And many of the Jews were come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

Romans 12:15
Rejoice with them that rejoice: weep with them that weep.

Genesis 25:2
Who bore him Zamram, and Jecsan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboc, and Sue.

Genesis 36:11
And Eliphaz had sons: Theman, Omar, Sepho, and Gatham and Cenez.

1 Chronicles 1:45
And when Jobab also was dead, Husam of the land of the Themanites reigned in his stead.

1 Chronicles 7:22
And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.

Job 6:19
Consider the paths of Thema, the ways of Saba, and wait a little while.

Job 42:9
So Eliphaz the Themanite, and Baldad the Suhite, and Sophar the Naamathite went, and did as the Lord had spoken to them, and the Lord accepted the face of Job.

Job 42:11
And all his brethren came to him, and all his sisters, and all that knew him before, and they ate bread with him in his house: and bemoaned him, and comforted him upon all the evil that God had brought upon him. And every man gave him one ewe, and one earring of gold.

Jeremiah 49:7
Against Edom. Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Theman? counsel is perished from her children: their wisdom is become unprofitable.

Obadiah 1:9
Shall not I in that day, saith the Lord, destroy the wise out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

Lexicon
Now when Job’s
אִיּ֗וֹב (’î·yō·wḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 347: Job -- a patriarch

three
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת ׀ (šə·lō·šeṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7969: Three, third, thrice

friends—
רֵעֵ֣י (rê·‘ê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 7453: Friend, companion, fellow

Eliphaz
אֱלִיפַ֤ז (’ĕ·lî·p̄az)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 464: Eliphaz -- 'God is fine gold', a son of Esau, also a friend of Job

the Temanite,
הַתֵּימָנִי֙ (hat·tê·mā·nî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8489: Temanite -- inhabitant of Teman

Bildad
וּבִלְדַּ֣ד (ū·ḇil·daḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1085: Bildad -- perhaps 'Bel has loved', one of Job's friends

the Shuhite,
הַשּׁוּחִ֔י (haš·šū·ḥî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7747: Shuhite -- a Shuchite

and Zophar
וְצוֹפַ֖ר (wə·ṣō·w·p̄ar)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6691: Zophar -- one of Job's friends

the Naamathite—
הַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֑י (han·na·‘ă·mā·ṯî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5284: Naamathite -- inhabitant of Naamah

heard
וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּ (way·yiš·mə·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently

about all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

this
הַזֹּאת֮ (haz·zōṯ)
Article | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

adversity
הָרָעָ֣ה (hā·rā·‘āh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil

that had come
הַבָּ֣אָה (hab·bā·’āh)
Article | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

upon him,
עָלָיו֒ (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

each of them
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

came
וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

from his home
מִמְּקֹמ֔וֹ (mim·mə·qō·mōw)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

and met
וַיִּוָּעֲד֣וּ (way·yiw·wā·‘ă·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3259: To fix upon, to meet, to summon, to direct, to engage

together
יַחְדָּ֔ו (yaḥ·dāw)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3162: A unit, unitedly

to go
לָב֥וֹא (lā·ḇō·w)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

and sympathize
לָנֽוּד־ (lā·nūḏ-)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5110: To nod, waver, to wander, flee, disappear, to console, deplore, taunt

with [Job]
ל֖וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 0: 0

and comfort him.
וּֽלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃ (ū·lə·na·ḥă·mōw)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge


Additional Translations
Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home and met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come on him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

Now his three friends having heard of all the evil that was come upon him, came to him each from his own country: Eliphaz the king of the Thaemans, Baldad sovereign of the Saucheans, Sophar king of he Minaeans: and they came to him with one accord, to comfort and to visit him.

And three friends of Job heard of all this evil that was come upon him. And they came each one from his place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to condole with him and to comfort him.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him, and to comfort him.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.

And three of the friends of Job hear of all this evil that hath come upon him, and they come in each from his place -- Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite -- and they are met together to come in to bemoan him, and to comfort him;
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